The most wise people have been so since an early age so it is nonsense to necessarily equate age with wisdom. In fact, age can be a burden to intelligence in quite a few people as the leisure of their youth, when they had time to consider the world as they wished, gives way to the compromises and stupid games of the 'real world'. As for youth and beauty, what kind of perverse world could think that looking fresh faced and attractive could be anything but desirable? Isn't it just envy that makes people attack the beautiful?
2006-12-27 10:22:12 · 4 answers · asked by _Picnic 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I disagree with your premise and don't believe there is any evidence to support it. As a society we present the "young and beautiful" with enormous portions of our income for appearing on our magazine covers and in our television shows and movies. It may be possible for someone to be young, beautiful and intelligent, but the converse is just as likely to be true. What does youth and beauty guarantee except sexual desirability?
Don't confuse intelligence with wisdom. The presence of intelligence may make it more likely that one will become wise, but other factors such as the breadth and variety of experience, play perhaps a more dominant role. Obviously the more experiences one has the more likely one is to become wise and thus the association of age with wisdom. The problem with the intelligence of youth is that it doesn't know it's own limitations and knowing one's limitations is almost the perfect definition of wisdom.
2006-12-27 14:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by Patienttraffic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well...youth and beauty are fleeting but wisdom is invaluable...(and it does come with age)
2006-12-27 18:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me guess... you're a freshman in college.
2006-12-27 18:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blame it on hormones.
2006-12-27 18:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by jamielee1205 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋